Made famous by Tom Cruise’s legendary 1986 film, Top Gun, the F-14 Tomcat made its final flight for the US Navy in 2006. All the airframes were replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet.

Top 4 Points You Need to Know on the F-14 Tomcat ... Additionally, the Tomcat was armed with a General Electric Vulcan M61A 120 mm gun with 675 rounds of ammunition. The F-14 boasted advanced ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-14 Tomcat, made famous by the “Top Gun” films, was a formidable air-to-air combat aircraft.Originally designed in the 1970s to defend U.S. Navy carrier battle ...

“The left side of the lead Libyan aircraft lit up with a big flame as the missile motor ignited,” recounted Lieutenant Larry “Music” Muczynski, one of the two F ... Tomcat’s retirement ...

May 13 is Top Gun Day. Let’s celebrate it with two unknown Tomcat stories told by the former F-14 Tomcat RIO Dave “Bio” Baranek. Developed in the late 1960s as a multi-mission fighter ...

In light of it being Top Gun Day I think it would be proper to take a look back to see how the true star of the movie, the F-14 Tomcat, could have lived on in various forms far past its 2006 ...

Developed in the late 1960s to protect US Navy Carrier Battle Groups (CVBG) from the raids conducted by the Soviet bombers armed with long-range cruise missiles, the F-14 was the best fleet ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It's been called "the coolest plane ever built," immortalized in "Top Gun." After 36 years of service, the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat was retired in September 2006. 13News Now ...

The F-14 Tomcat, the dogfighting Cold War fighter jet immortalized in the movie "Top Gun," made its ceremonial final flight Friday in a display that suggested the timing was right for retirement ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Top Gun: Maverick released in theaters in May and the reviews were overwhelmingly positive. But, did you know that Maverick's F-14 Tomcat jet featured in the original ...

Arriving to Las Vegas' Strat Hotel, the experience will allow guests to endure the chills and thrills of the 'Top Gun' ...

Made famous by Tom Cruise’s legendary 1986 film, Top Gun, the F-14 Tomcat made its final flight for the US Navy in 2006. All the airframes were replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet. Today, the Navy is ...